Basketball Recap: Johnstown Christian Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Johnstown Christian lost to Belleville Mennonite back in December of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Johnstown Christian Bluejays enjoyed a cozy 38-23 victory over the Belleville Mennonite Thunder. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Thunder are ranked 657th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bluejays

Previous 2 Games

02/01/25 vs Belleville Mennonite	38-23
01/31/25 @ Great Commission	47-17

The win made it two in a row for Johnstown Christian and bumps their season record up to 12-2. As for Belleville Mennonite, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.

Johnstown Christian will square off against Calvary Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Belleville Mennonite has already played their next match (against Northumberland Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.